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| Thursday | 1 | Alan Gresik's Swing Shift Orchestra (big band swing & jazz) | The Green Mill Lounge 4802 N Broadway Ave Chicago, IL (map) |
Show: 9:00pm-1:00am Cover: $6 |
| Big C Jamboree
Host Band: Eddie Clendening (rockabilly, country, pop) |
Martyr's Restaurant & Pub 3855 N Lincoln Ave Chicago, IL (map) |
Live Music: 9:30pm-1:00am No Cover |
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| Friday | 2 | The Hoyle Brothers (country, 2-step, western swing) | The Empty Bottle 1035 N Western Ave Chicago, IL (map) |
Show: 5:30pm-7:30pm No Cover |
| Susie Gomez & Her Multiple Cats (rockabilly) |
The California Clipper 1002 N California Ave Chicago, IL (map) |
Show: 10:00pm-1:30am No Cover |
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| Saturday | 3 | The Flat Cats (swinging jazz and blues)
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The Palm Court @ The Drake Hotel 140 E Walton Pl Chicago, IL (map) |
Show: 9:00pm-Midnight No Cover |
| Fulton County Line (country, 2-step, western swing) | The California Clipper 1002 N California Ave Chicago, IL (map) |
Show: 10:00pm-2:30am No Cover |
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| Sunday | 4 | Sunday Night Swing | Willowbrook Ballroom 8900 Archer Ave Willow Springs, IL (map) |
Lesson: 6:30pm-7:30pm DJ: 7:30pm-10:30pm Cover: $10 |
| SOS! (Swing On Sundays) [wcs] | May I Have This Dance 5246 N Elston Ave Chicago, IL (map) |
Lesson: 6:00pm (Hustle) / 6:30pm (WCS) DJ: 7:00pm-9:00pm Cover: $10 before 7:00pm, $5 after 7:00pm |
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| Monday | 5 |
Yoko Noge and the Jazz Me Blues Band
(jazz & blues)
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Andy's Jazz Club
11 E Hubbard St Chicago, IL (map) |
Show: 7:00pm-11:00pm Cover: $10 (1/2 off with VIP card) [ 146KB] |
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Swing Nights at Fizz
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Fizz Bar and Grill
3220 N Lincoln Ave Chicago, IL (map) |
DJs: 9:00pm-1:00am Cover: $6 ($4 w/Student ID) |
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| Tuesday | 6 |
The Special 20's (chicago blues & west coast swing)
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Martini Park
151 W Erie St Chicago, IL (map) |
Show: 7:00pm-11:00pm No Cover |
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Devil in a Woodpile
(acoustic blues and ragtime)
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The Hideout
1354 W Wabansia Ave Chicago, IL (map) |
Show: 9:30pm-Midnight Donation: $5 |
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| Wednesday | 7 |
The Western Elstons
(country, rockabilly, western swing)
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Simon's Tavern
5210 N Clark St Chicago, IL (map) |
Show: 8:30pm-11:00pm No Cover |
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Bill Porter Orchestra
(big band jazz)
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Green Dolphin Street
2200 N Ashland Ave Chicago, IL (map) |
Show: 9:00pm-12:30am Cover: $10 |
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Swing Night
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Frankie's Blue Room
16 W Chicago Ave Naperville, IL (map) |
Lesson: 7:30pm-8:30pm DJ: 8:30pm-Midnight Cover: $7 (Lesson and DJ), $5 (DJ only) |
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| Thursday | 8 |
Gypsy Jazz Jam Session with: Deep Chicago Rhythm Owls
(american roots music)
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the Galaxie
2603 W Barry Ave Chicago, IL (map) |
8:00pm-11:00pm in the Galaxie Back Room - enter on Rockwell Music & Dancing $5 suggested donation |
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Alan Gresik's Swing Shift Orchestra
(big band swing & jazz)
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The Green Mill
4802 N Broadway Ave Chicago, IL (map) |
Show: 9:00pm-1:00am Cover: $6 |
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| Friday | 9 |
The Hoyle Brothers
(country, 2-step, western swing)
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The Empty Bottle
1035 N Western Ave Chicago, IL (map) |
Show: 5:30pm-7:30pm No Cover |
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Sidemen Big Band
(big band jazz)
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Bill's Blues Bar
1029 Davis St Evanston, IL (map) |
Show: 6:00pm-8:30pm No Cover |
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The Flat Cats
(swinging jazz and blues)
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Onesti Dinner Club
18 N 4th St Saint Charles, IL (map) |
Show: 8:00pm-11:00pm Cover: $10 (or free with dinner) |
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Jen Zias
(jazz)
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The Palm Court
@ The Drake Hotel 140 E Walton Pl Chicago, IL (map) |
Show: 8:00pm-11:30pm No Cover |
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Joel Paterson Trio (blues, jazz, western swing)
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The Green Mill
4802 N Broadway Ave Chicago, IL (map) |
Show: 9:00pm-1:00am Cover: $12 |
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Josh Kalmus
(acoustic blues)
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The California Clipper
1002 N California Ave Chicago, IL (map) |
Show: 10:00pm-1:30am No Cover |
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First Fridays - Swingin' at the Studio
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Big City Swing 1012 W Randolph St Chicago, IL (map) |
Lesson: 8:00pm-8:45pm DJ: 8:45pm-Midnight Suggested Donation: $10/person for the lesson including dance. |
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Java Jive
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Chicago Swing Dance Society
Ida Noyes 1212 E 59th St Chicago, IL (map) |
Lesson: 8:00pm DJ: 9:00pm-Midnight No Cover |
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X Dance
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The Center at North Park
10040 Addison Ave Franklin Park, IL (map) |
WCS Lessons: 7:30pm (beg.), 8:00pm (int.) WCS DJ: 8:30pm-Midnight Lesson and Dance: $10 ($8 for members), Dance only: $8 ($5 for members) |
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| Saturday | 10 |
The Rhythm Rockets
(jump, rhythm & blues)
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Green Dolphin Street
2200 N Ashland Ave Chicago, IL (map) |
Show: 8:00pm-11:00pm Cover: $8 |
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Jen Zias
(jazz)
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The Palm Court
@ The Drake Hotel 140 E Walton Pl Chicago, IL (map) |
Show: 8:00pm-11:30pm No Cover |
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Joel Paterson Trio (blues, jazz, western swing)
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The Green Mill
4802 N Broadway Ave Chicago, IL (map) |
Show: 8:00pm-Midnight Cover: $12 |
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The True Historians
(country, americana, rockabilly)
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The California Clipper
1002 N California Ave Chicago, IL (map) |
Show: 10:00pm-2:30am No Cover |
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Chicago Jitterbug Club
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Elks Lodge (No. 1596)
4428 Midlothian Tpke Crestwood, IL (map) |
8:00pm-Midnight Donation: $8 ($5 for members) |
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| Sunday | 11 |
Bill O'Connell's Chicago Skyliners Big Band
(big band jazz)
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Fitzgerald's Nightclub
6615 Roosevelt Rd Berwyn, IL (map) |
Show: 6:00pm-9:30pm Cover: $10 ($5 - 17 and under) |
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Sunday Night Swing
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Willowbrook Ballroom 8900 Archer Ave Willow Springs, IL (map) |
Lesson: 6:30pm-7:30pm DJ: 7:30pm-10:30pm Cover: $10 |
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SOS! (Swing On Sundays)
[wcs] |
May I Have This Dance
5246 N Elston Ave Chicago, IL (map) |
Lesson: 6:00pm (Hustle) / 6:30pm (WCS) DJ: 7:00pm-9:00pm Cover: $10 (Lesson and DJ), $5 (DJ only) |
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| Monday | 12 |
Yoko Noge and the Jazz Me Blues Band
(jazz & blues)
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Andy's Jazz Club
11 E Hubbard St Chicago, IL (map) |
Show: 7:00pm-11:00pm Cover: $10 (1/2 off with VIP card) [ 146KB] |
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Swing Nights at Fizz
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Fizz Bar and Grill
3220 N Lincoln Ave Chicago, IL (map) |
DJs: 9:00pm-1:00am Cover: $6 ($4 w/Student ID) |
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| Tuesday | 13 |
The Flat Cats
(swinging jazz and blues)
|
Martini Park
151 W Erie St Chicago, IL (map) |
Show: 7:00pm-11:00pm No Cover |
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Devil in a Woodpile
(acoustic blues and ragtime)
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The Hideout
1354 W Wabansia Ave Chicago, IL (map) |
Show: 9:30pm-Midnight Donation: $5 |
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Swing Gitan
(jazz hot/gypsy jazz)
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Quencher's Saloon
2401 N Western Ave Chicago, IL (map) |
Show: 10:00pm-Midnight No Cover |
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| Wednesday | 14 |
Bill Porter Orchestra
(big band jazz)
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Green Dolphin Street
2200 N Ashland Ave Chicago, IL (map) |
Show: 9:00pm-12:30am Cover: $10 |
| Swing Night | Frankie's Blue Room
16 W Chicago Ave Naperville, IL (map) |
Canceled. Lesson: 7:30pm-8:30pm DJ: 8:30pm-Midnight Cover: $7 (Lesson and DJ), $5 (DJ only) |
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| Thursday | 15 |
Alan Gresik's Swing Shift Orchestra
(big band swing & jazz)
|
The Green Mill
4802 N Broadway Ave Chicago, IL (map) |
Show: 9:00pm-1:00am Cover: $6 |
| Friday | 16 |
The Hoyle Brothers
(country, 2-step, western swing)
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The Empty Bottle
1035 N Western Ave Chicago, IL (map) |
Show: 5:30pm-7:30pm No Cover |
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Prohibition Orchestra of Chicago
(big band jazz)
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Bill's Blues Bar
1029 Davis St Evanston, IL (map) |
Show: 5:30pm-8:30pm No Cover |
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The Flat Cats
(swinging jazz and blues)
|
Onesti Dinner Club
18 N 4th St Saint Charles, IL (map) |
Show: 8:00pm-11:00pm Cover: $10 (or free with dinner) |
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Jen Zias
(jazz)
|
The Palm Court
@ The Drake Hotel 140 E Walton Pl Chicago, IL (map) |
Show: 8:00pm-11:30pm No Cover |
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Susie Gomez and Her Multiple Cats
(rockabilly)
|
The California Clipper
1002 N California Ave Chicago, IL (map) |
Show: 10:00pm-1:30am No Cover |
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Java Jive
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Chicago Swing Dance Society
Ida Noyes 1212 E 59th St Chicago, IL (map) |
Lesson: 8:00pm DJ: 9:00pm-Midnight No Cover |
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| Saturday | 17 |
Getting Schooled
: Salsa! |
the Galaxie
2603 W Barry Ave Chicago, IL (map) |
Noon-5:00pm Cost: $35 |
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Galaxie Nite
with: Rhythm Futur
(jazz hot/gypsy jazz)
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the Galaxie
2603 W Barry Ave Chicago, IL (map) |
Lesson: 9:00pm-10:00pm Show: 10:00pm-1:00am Cover: $15 donation |
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The Flat Cats
(swinging jazz and blues)
|
The Palm Court
@ The Drake Hotel 140 E Walton Pl Chicago, IL (map) |
Show: 8:00pm-11:30pm No Cover |
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Keep Rockin' Kick-off Party for Keep Rockin' Magazine The Crown Vics (1950's rock 'n roll) |
Ashton Place
341 75th St Willowbrook, IL (map) |
Show: 8:00pm-Midnight No Cover |
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The Lawrence Peters Outfit
(country)
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The California Clipper
1002 N California Ave Chicago, IL (map) |
Show: 10:00pm-2:30am No Cover |
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Chicago Rebels Swing Dance Club
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The Center at North Park
10040 Addison Ave Franklin Park, IL (map) |
Doors Open: 7:30pm WCS Lesson: 8:00pm WCS DJ: 9:00pm-Midnight Lesson: $5, Dance: $10 ($6 for members) |
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| Sunday | 18 |
The Gina Knight Orchestra
(bluesy swing)
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Willowbrook Ballroom 8900 Archer Ave Willow Springs, IL (map) |
Doors Open: 6:00pm Lesson: 6:30pm-7:30pm Music: 7:30pm-11:00pm Cover: $12 ($10 w/Student ID) |
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Chicago Grandstand Big Band
(big band jazz)
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Fitzgerald's Nightclub
6615 Roosevelt Rd Berwyn, IL (map) |
Show: 6:00pm-9:30pm Cover: $10 ($5 - 17 and under) |
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SOS! (Swing On Sundays)
[wcs] |
May I Have This Dance
5246 N Elston Ave Chicago, IL (map) |
Lesson: 6:00pm (Hustle) / 6:30pm (WCS) DJ: 7:00pm-9:00pm Cover: $10 (Lesson and DJ), $5 (DJ only) |
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| Monday | 19 | Martin Luther King, Jr. Day | ||
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Yoko Noge and the Jazz Me Blues Band
(jazz & blues)
|
Andy's Jazz Club
11 E Hubbard St Chicago, IL (map) |
Show: 7:00pm-11:00pm Cover: $10 (1/2 off with VIP card) [ 146KB] |
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Swing Nights at Fizz
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Fizz Bar and Grill
3220 N Lincoln Ave Chicago, IL (map) |
DJs: 9:00pm-1:00am Cover: $6 ($4 w/Student ID) |
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| Tuesday | 20 |
Speak Easy Swing
(swing)
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Martini Park
151 W Erie St Chicago, IL (map) |
Show: 7:00pm-11:00pm No Cover |
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Obama Inaugural Bash
: The Galaxie Celebrates! |
the Galaxie
2603 W Barry Ave Chicago, IL (map) |
8:00pm-12:00pm film clips, photos, music, dancing... No Cover R.S.V.P. required |
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Devil in a Woodpile
(acoustic blues and ragtime)
|
The Hideout
1354 W Wabansia Ave Chicago, IL (map) |
Show: 9:30pm-Midnight Donation: $5 |
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| Wednesday | 21 |
The Western Elstons
(country, rockabilly, western swing)
|
Simon's Tavern
5210 N Clark St Chicago, IL (map) |
Show: 8:30pm-11:00pm No Cover |
|
Bill Porter Orchestra
(big band jazz)
|
Green Dolphin Street
2200 N Ashland Ave Chicago, IL (map) |
Show: 9:00pm-12:30am Cover: $10 |
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Swing Night
|
Frankie's Blue Room
16 W Chicago Ave Naperville, IL (map) |
Lesson: 7:30pm-8:30pm DJ: 8:30pm-Midnight Cover: $7 (Lesson and DJ), $5 (DJ only) |
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| Thursday | 22 |
Gypsy Jazz Jam Session with: Rhythm Futur
(jazz hot/gypsy jazz)
|
the Galaxie
2603 W Barry Ave Chicago, IL (map) |
8:00pm-11:00pm in the Galaxie Back Room - enter on Rockwell Music & Dancing $5 suggested donation |
|
Possom Hollow Boys
(rockabilly, country, roots music)
|
Fitzgerald's Nightclub
6615 Roosevelt Rd Berwyn, IL (map) |
Show: 8:00pm-12:30am Cover: $5 |
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|
Alan Gresik's Swing Shift Orchestra
(big band swing & jazz)
|
The Green Mill
4802 N Broadway Ave Chicago, IL (map) |
Show: 9:00pm-1:00am Cover: $6 |
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| Friday | 23 |
The Hoyle Brothers
(country, 2-step, western swing)
|
The Empty Bottle
1035 N Western Ave Chicago, IL (map) |
Show: 5:30pm-7:30pm No Cover |
|
The Flat Cats
(swinging jazz and blues)
|
Onesti Dinner Club
18 N 4th St Saint Charles, IL (map) |
Show: 8:00pm-11:00pm Cover: $10 (or free with dinner) |
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|
Jen Zias
(jazz)
|
The Palm Court
@ The Drake Hotel 140 E Walton Pl Chicago, IL (map) |
Show: 8:00pm-11:30pm No Cover |
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Gypsy Jazz Birthday Tribute to Django Reinhardt Swing Gitan (jazz hot/gypsy jazz) |
S.P.A.C.E.
1245 Chicago Ave Evanston, IL (map) |
Show: 8:00pm-Midnight Cover: $10 |
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The Crown Vics
(1950's rock 'n roll)
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Frankie's Blue Room
16 W Chicago Ave Naperville, IL (map) |
Show: 9:00pm Cover: $8 |
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Blue Line Riders
(country, americana, western swing)
|
The California Clipper
1002 N California Ave Chicago, IL (map) |
Show: 10:00pm-1:30am No Cover |
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Java Jive
|
Chicago Swing Dance Society
Ida Noyes 1212 E 59th St Chicago, IL (map) |
Lesson: 8:00pm DJ: 9:00pm-Midnight No Cover |
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X Dance
|
The Center at North Park
10040 Addison Ave Franklin Park, IL (map) |
WCS Lessons: 7:30pm (beg.), 8:00pm (int.) WCS DJ: 8:30pm-Midnight Lesson and Dance: $10 ($8 for members), Dance only: $8 ($5 for members) |
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| Saturday | 24 |
The Flat Cats
(swinging jazz and blues)
|
The Palm Court
@ The Drake Hotel 140 E Walton Pl Chicago, IL (map) |
Show: 8:00pm-11:30pm No Cover |
|
Dan Whitaker and the Shinebenders
(country)
|
The California Clipper
1002 N California Ave Chicago, IL (map) |
Show: 10:00pm-2:30am No Cover |
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Swing Dancing
|
First Evangelical Free Church
5255 N Ashland Ave Chicago, IL (map) |
Lesson: 7:00pm-7:30pm DJ: 7:30pm-10:00pm No Cover |
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| Sunday | 25 |
John Burnett Orchestra
(big band swing)
|
Fitzgerald's Nightclub
6615 Roosevelt Rd Berwyn, IL (map) |
Show: 6:00pm-9:30pm Cover: $10 ($5 - 17 and under) |
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Sunday Night Swing
|
Willowbrook Ballroom 8900 Archer Ave Willow Springs, IL (map) |
Lesson: 6:30pm-7:30pm DJ: 7:30pm-10:30pm Cover: $10 |
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|
SOS! (Swing On Sundays)
[wcs] |
May I Have This Dance
5246 N Elston Ave Chicago, IL (map) |
Lesson: 6:00pm (Hustle) / 6:30pm (WCS) DJ: 7:00pm-9:00pm Cover: $10 (Lesson and DJ), $5 (DJ only) |
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| Monday | 26 | Chinese New Year | ||
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The Flat Cats
(swinging jazz and blues)
|
Martini Park
151 W Erie St Chicago, IL (map) |
Show: 6:30pm-11:00pm No Cover |
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|
Yoko Noge and the Jazz Me Blues Band
(jazz & blues)
|
Andy's Jazz Club
11 E Hubbard St Chicago, IL (map) |
Show: 7:00pm-11:00pm Cover: $10 (1/2 off with VIP card) [ 146KB] |
||
|
Swing Nights at Fizz
|
Fizz Bar and Grill
3220 N Lincoln Ave Chicago, IL (map) |
DJs: 9:00pm-1:00am Cover: $6 ($4 w/Student ID) |
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| Tuesday | 27 |
The Flat Cats
(swinging jazz and blues)
|
Martini Park
151 W Erie St Chicago, IL (map) |
Show: 7:00pm-11:00pm No Cover |
|
Devil in a Woodpile
(acoustic blues and ragtime)
|
The Hideout
1354 W Wabansia Ave Chicago, IL (map) |
Show: 9:30pm-Midnight Donation: $5 |
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| Wednesday | 28 |
Bill Porter Orchestra
(big band jazz)
|
Green Dolphin Street
2200 N Ashland Ave Chicago, IL (map) |
Show: 9:00pm-12:30am Cover: $10 |
|
Swing Night
|
Frankie's Blue Room
16 W Chicago Ave Naperville, IL (map) |
Lesson: 7:30pm-8:30pm DJ: 8:30pm-Midnight Cover: $7 (Lesson and DJ), $5 (DJ only) |
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| Thursday | 29 |
Alan Gresik's Swing Shift Orchestra
(big band swing & jazz)
|
The Green Mill
4802 N Broadway Ave Chicago, IL (map) |
Show: 9:00pm-1:00am Cover: $6 |
| Friday | 30 |
The Hoyle Brothers
(country, 2-step, western swing)
|
The Empty Bottle
1035 N Western Ave Chicago, IL (map) |
Show: 5:30pm-7:30pm No Cover |
|
The Flat Cats
(swinging jazz and blues)
|
Onesti Dinner Club
18 N 4th St Saint Charles, IL (map) |
Show: 8:00pm-11:00pm Cover: $10 (or free with dinner) |
||
|
Jen Zias
(jazz)
|
The Palm Court
@ The Drake Hotel 140 E Walton Pl Chicago, IL (map) |
Show: 8:00pm-11:30pm No Cover |
||
|
Susie Gomez and Her Multiple Cats
(rockabilly)
|
The California Clipper
1002 N California Ave Chicago, IL (map) |
Show: 10:00pm-1:30am No Cover |
||
|
Java Jive
|
Chicago Swing Dance Society
Ida Noyes 1212 E 59th St Chicago, IL (map) |
Lesson: 8:00pm DJ: 9:00pm-Midnight No Cover |
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|
Bluetopia
|
Mariposa Studio
Suite 503-B (Tango Vida) 4001 N Ravenswood Ave Chicago, IL (map) |
Lesson: 8:00pm-9:00pm (blues dancing) DJ: 9:00pm-1:00am Cover: $8 |
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|
X Dance
|
The Center at North Park
10040 Addison Ave Franklin Park, IL (map) |
WCS Lessons: 7:30pm (beg.), 8:00pm (int.) WCS DJ: 8:30pm-Midnight Lesson and Dance: $10 ($8 for members), Dance only: $8 ($5 for members) |
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| Saturday | 31 |
The Flat Cats
(swinging jazz and blues)
|
The Palm Court
@ The Drake Hotel 140 E Walton Pl Chicago, IL (map) |
Show: 8:00pm-11:30pm No Cover |
|
The Hoyle Brothers
(country, 2-step, western swing)
|
The California Clipper
1002 N California Ave Chicago, IL (map) |
Show: 10:00pm-2:30am No Cover |
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|
Chicago Jitterbug Club
|
Elks Lodge (No. 1596)
4428 Midlothian Tpke Crestwood, IL (map) |
8:00pm-Midnight Donation: $8 ($5 for members) |
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